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Intestinal protozoa and helminths among Terena Indians in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul: high prevalence of Blastocystis hominis

2007; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 40; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0037-86822007000600006

1678-9849

José Ivan Albuquerque Aguiar, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Fernando Campos Sodré, Severino dos Ramos Pereira, Márcio Neves Bóia, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos, Roberto Ruhman Daher,

Child Nutrition and Water Access

A parasitological survey was carried out among Terena Indians living in the Tereré settlement in the municipality of Sidrolândia, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Single samples of feces from 313 Indians were processed by means of the spontaneous sedimentation method. In the population studied, 73.5% were infected with at least one intestinal parasite or commensal. Protozoa predominated. Blastocystis hominis (40.9%), Entamoeba coli (33.2%) and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar (31.6%) were the most common. Bivariate analysis showed that females were generally more infected and presented higher rates of infection by Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba coli. Males were more infected by hookworms and Strongyloides stercoralis than females. The precarious sanitary conditions of the Tereré settlement are probably a contributory factor towards the high prevalence of intestinal protozoa.